• Call the jail desk at 785-243-8164; staff answer 24 hours a day.
• Search VINELink by first and last name for custody status and the holding agency, and sign up for release alerts. VINE's toll-free number is 866-574-8463.
• If nothing turns up, the person may be held in one of the neighboring jails below.

• Cloud County Jail, Cloud County Sheriff & Law Enforcement Center, 2090 Fort Kearney St., Concordia, KS 66901; jail 785-243-8164; sheriff's office 785-243-3636; fax 785-243-8163.

Nearby jails: - Washington County Jail; sheriff at 301 B St., Washington, KS 66968, 785-325-2293 - Ottawa County Jail; sheriff at 312 N. Ottawa, Minneapolis, KS 67467, 785-392-2157, jail admin 785-392-3625 - Clay County Jail, inside the Law Enforcement Center at 539 Lincoln Ave., Clay Center, KS 67432; sheriff 785-632-5601 - Mitchell County Jail, 1716 N. Hersey, Beloit, KS 67420 (mail PO Box 338); 785-738-3523 - Republic County Jail, 1815 M Street, Belleville, KS 66935; dispatch 785-527-5655, sheriff's office 785-527-5658

Pictures taken at booking stay in sheriff files. Ask the sheriff's office at 785-243-3636 about a photo or arrest report under the Kansas Open Records Act (K.S.A. 45-215); the office decides what can be released. Federal photos are rarely made public, and ICE records are requested through ICE FOIA.

Cloud County deputies, based at the sheriff's office in Concordia, are the ones who serve warrants here. A phone call to 785-243-3636 with a full name and date of birth will tell you if anything is pending. Kansas has never put a statewide warrant search online for the public, so look up the district court case on Kansas CaseSearch instead; a bench warrant shows there as an entry in the file. Plenty of people take care of it by going to the Cloud County Jail with their lawyer and turning themselves in. For help with a missed hearing, call on the district court clerk in Suite P at 811 Washington, Concordia, by calling 785-243-8124.

A 12th Judicial District judge or magistrate sets the bond when the defendant first comes to court, and K.S.A. 22-2901 calls for that hearing promptly (K.S.A. 22-2901). The jail at 785-243-8164 can quote the amount and accepted payments. Our Cloud County bail page explains bond types, conditions and refunds.

State charges go to the district court, Suite P of the courthouse at 811 Washington, Concordia, KS 66901, 785-243-8124, fax 785-243-8188; the courthouse is open weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Concordia city cases go to the municipal court at 701 Washington St., 785-243-2670. Our Concordia court page follows a case from arrest to sentencing.

Yes, when the judge finds after a financial affidavit that the defendant cannot hire one. Kansas appointed counsel runs through the State Board of Indigents' Defense Services, 785-296-6631.

- Each inmate gets one two-hour visit a week, by reservation, in blocks between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. - Book at least 24 hours ahead by phoning 785-243-8164 at any hour, or in person at the sheriff's office weekdays from 8 to 5; name every visitor. - Up to three visitors per visit, each with valid ID. - Visitors must be 18 or older, except the inmate's own children with a parent or guardian. - No visits on court motion days or on days the county observes as office closures; confirm when you book. See our visitation page for general tips.

• Letters: the inmate's full name, Cloud County Jail, 2090 Fort Kearney St., Concordia, KS 66901. Check current rules at 785-243-8164 and on our mail page.
• Money: the jail explains how deposits are made; our money page and commissary page cover the usual choices.
• Calls: inmates call out; ask the jail about phone accounts and see our phone page and messaging page.

Call the jail at 785-243-8164 as soon as possible about prescriptions, injuries or mental health concerns. Medical emergencies are taken to a hospital.

Youths under 18 are not kept in the Concordia adult jail. A judge can order a juvenile into a youth detention facility, and the sheriff at 785-243-3636 will tell a parent which center has the child.

Kansas Department of Corrections inmates are listed on KASPER. Contact details for each prison are in our Kansas prisons directory.

Concordia falls in the Topeka division of the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, whose clerk is at 444 S.E. Quincy, Room 490, Topeka, KS 66683, 785-338-5400. The U.S. Marshals Service, Topeka office 785-596-9470, places federal pretrial prisoners in contract jails, and a magistrate judge decides on release. For a federal sentence, use the BOP inmate locator.

1. Fingerprints from booking are checked against federal records, so ICE may learn of the arrest.
2. ICE can then send a Form I-247A detainer to the jail.
3. Bond on the Kansas case may be paid, but the detainer remains.
4. Concordia staff may hold the person "up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released" (8 CFR 287.7(d)); once that window closes with no transfer, the jail lets the person go.
5. ICE's Chicago Field Office covers Kansas, 872-351-3990.
6. Find detainees with the ICE detainee locator or by calling 888-351-4024.

File the petition with the Cloud County District Court clerk, Suite P, 811 Washington, Concordia (785-243-8124); the arresting agency, often the sheriff (785-243-3636) or Concordia police, is notified. K.S.A. 22-2410 sets a $176 fee, waived when charges were dismissed or ended in a not-guilty finding.

Yes. Concordia defendants assigned counsel owe the Washington Street clerk (785-243-8124) $100 under K.S.A. 22-4529; a Cloud County judge may forgive it for hardship, and a dismissal or not-guilty verdict returns it. The jail at 785-243-8164 can relay a request for a lawyer.

• Concordia Police Department, 401 W. 6th St., Concordia, KS 66901, 785-243-3131; it also dispatches for the sheriff
• Cloud County Sheriff's Office, 2090 Fort Kearney St., Concordia, KS 66901, 785-243-3636
• Clyde, Glasco, Miltonvale, Jamestown and Aurora are patrolled by deputies because none appears with its own police force on the KBI agency list, so call the sheriff at 785-243-3636.
• Kansas Highway Patrol, 785-296-6800
• Emergencies: 911